Flaying the system of education that was currently prevalent in India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said it was completely westernized and that their Government would do something regarding this. He said that the same standards of Procedure laid down by the Britishers were being followed since Independence but the fact remained that various surveys that had been carried out had never projected any University in India amongst the top two hundred institutes of the country. The Union Home Minister was speaking at the 18th Annual Convocation of the Jaipuria Institute of Management at the Institute premises. He told the students that it was important to emphasize both on values and character.
Singh said that all knowledge that included the scientific knowledge was given to the world by India which has seen some very famous Universities such as Taxila and Nalanda in the ancient times. “Students from all across the world came to gain knowledge at these Universities. However sixty eight years after Indepnedence there is not one University which has been featured amongst the top two hundred Universities of the world” he said.
The Union Home Minister said that the ancient Education system that prevailed before the Britishers introduced their system of education, produced thinkers and litterateurs as well as poets.“The students have a very wrong perception that Science and Technology have been given to us by the western world which is not true because various streams of knowledge existed years ago in India even before the world knew it” said Singh.
Citing the case of Pythagoras he said that the theorem was given by Indian sages ages ago. “There are several examples that can be given Take the case of the founder of the Principal of Uncertainty Heisenberg “The Principle of Uncertainity”, when he was asked where he got the idea for the Principle said that he got the idea when he got it while he was in discussion with Rabindranath Tagore over Vedanta” said Singh.
laying emphasis on the fact that character of a person was as important as his knowledge he cited the case of Swami Vivekanand. “When he went to Chicago in attend the religious Conference people amongst the audience mocked at him when they looked at his clothes that he wore on the occasion which consisted of a set of lose saffron coloured robes. He then told them that in their country the tailor made a man but in India it was character which made a man” he said. He exhorted the students that they should focus on their character along with their education. “There has to be confluence of religion and knowledge for happiness. The people in the western world are not happy and many of them are getting attracted to the India values” he said.
He also emphasized that the people should not shy from speaking in hindi. “We have a complex about speaking in hindi. This does not mean that I do not approve of the learning of other languages but look at all the diginitaries who visit from other countries. They speak only in their language” he said. He said that Prime Minister Modi had always stressed on borrowing technology from the world but manufacturing in the country to make it a manufacturing hub.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed happiness at the fact that the students of the Jaipuria Institute of Management had achieved a hundred percent placement. “In a survey that was carried out recently it was seen that out of all the graduates that passed out it was only thirty four percent who secured employement. In the light of this survey the Institute securing a hundred percent placement is a note worthy achievement. And I am sure that the students passing out of the institute will be able to face all the challenges in their life” said Rajnath Singh
Chairman, Shri Sharad Jaipuria, Vice Chairman, Shri Shreevats Jaipuria, Director of the Institute, Prof. Abhishek Nirjar, the esteemed members of the Board of Governors and the Academic Council of Jaipuria Institute of Management, lucknow, acknowledged the success and achievement of batch 2012-14; success that has come through perseverance and dedication.
Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman, Board of Governors, Jaipuria Institute of Management, welcomed the Chief Guest and the distinguished congregation on the solemn occasion. He said that the curriculum and pedagogy followed at Jaipuria make the student a partner and an active participant in the teaching-learning process. He advised the management students to understand the multiple challenges and opportunities in the emerging scenario and work accordingly to make a mark of success for the organization they work in and also for them. He closed by urging the students to always work with ‘passion’ and ‘ownership’ in life.
Prof. Abhishek Nirjar, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, lucknow highlighted the progress report and milestones achieved by the Institute during the academic year 2013-2014. He emphasized that success may be the collective goal of many, but the person himself is the true judge of what success is for him. He advised the students that the mission for higher learnings began here with great passion and it is a never ending process. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. He concluded by extending his best wishes to the graduating class.
Vote of thanks was proposed by Shreevats Jaipuria, Vice Chairman, Jaipuria Institute of Management.
In all, 270 students successfully completed various programmes of the Institute this year. The programmes are: 2-year full-time PGDM, 2-year full-time PGDM (Financial Services), 2-year full-time PGDM (Retail Management) and 3-year part-time PGDM programmes. The diplomas were conferred on successful candidates by Shri Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Institute.
The meritorious students were awarded scholastic medals, for their outstanding performance, by the Chief Guest, Shri Rajnath Singh Ji. In addition to various scholastic medals, a trophy to recognize ‘Student of the Year 2014’ was presented as well for exceptional scholastic performance in the various two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management programmes of the Institute. Anshula Sharma was awarded this trophy.